The concept of the Sefirot
The nature of the Kabbalah is by definition esoteric and concealed. According to Jewish teaching there are four levels of the Torah, the plain (pshat), allegorical (remez), exegesis (drush) and esoteric (sod). The deepest level of sod, which means secrets, is the Kabbalah. This allows to read the scripture of the Torah and have no interaction with the esoteric, as it is concealed.
The same is true regarding the Jewish prayer book with which one can have a very meaningful experience of prayer without necessarily delving in to the deeper mystical aspects of the prayer book.
However, there are a number of prayers included in the prayer book which openly alludes to the e… Read More »